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29.52 - Closure Of Branchial Cleft Fistula


The ICD 9 Code for Closure of branchial cleft fistula is listed as 29.52.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 29.52
Description: Closure of branchial cleft fistula
Short Description: Clos branch cleft fistul
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on pharynx
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: Combination:
0CQM8ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
OR
0CQM7ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
0CQM4ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
OR
0CQM3ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach
OR
0CQM0ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Open Approach
with
09Q33ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Approach
OR
09Q48ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
OR
09Q47ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
09Q44ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
OR
09Q43ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Approach
OR
09Q40ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Open Approach
OR
09Q38ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
OR
09Q37ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
09Q34ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
OR
09Q30ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Open Approach
ICD 10 PCS Code: Combination:
0CQM0ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Open Approach
OR
0CQM3ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach
OR
0CQM4ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
OR
0CQM7ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
0CQM8ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
with
0HQ4XZZ - Repair Neck Skin, External Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 29.52:
29.51 - Suture of laceration of pharynx
29.53 - Closure of other fistula of pharynx
29.54 - Lysis of pharyngeal adhesions
29.59 - Other repair of pharynx